Dual arm rest



J. T. SCULLY DUAL ARM REST April 28, 1931.

Original Filed Feb. 20, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet '1 ATTORNEY.

J. T. SCULLY April 28, 1931.

DUAL ARM REST Original Filed Feb. 20, 928

- 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 gwuwntot Patented Apr. 28, 1931 entree stares rATENr oFFie-e JOHN T. SCULLY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DUAL ARM REST Application filed February 20, 1928, Serial No. 255,79S.- Renewed September 25, 1930.

My present invention pertains to seats, more particularly automobile seats, and con templates the provision of a dual arm rest calculated to comfortably support the inner El arms of seat occupants and this without the arm of one occupant crowding the arm of the other.

T o the attainment of the foregoing the V invention consists in the improvement as hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification:

Figure 1 is an elevation of an automobile seat constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a section on line 22 of Figure l.

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail elevat on showing my novel dual arm rest in working position.

Figure 4 is an enlarged cross-section of the dual arm rest per se.

Figures 5, 6 and 7 are views of amodification, Figure 7 being a section on line 77 of Figure 5.

Figures 8 and 9 are views of another modification.

Figures 10, 11 and 12 are views of still another modification.

Figures 13 and 14 are views of a modified dual arm rest per se.

Similar numerals designate corresponding parts in Figures 1 to 4 to which reference will first be made.

An automobile or other seat cushion l is associated with a back cushion made upjof sections 2, separated by an intervening space 8.

Hingedly connected at 4 to a bracket 5 49 on the seat back 6 is the hollow body 7 of my dual arm rest; the said body 7 being cushioned at ,8 to bridge the space between the back cushion sections 2 and form part or" the back when the arm rest is in its idle 45 position as an arm rest, Figures 1 and 2.

When the arm rest is to be used, the arm rest body 7 is swung forwardly and down wardly to the position shown by dotted lines in Figure 2 and full lines in Figure 3.

The body 7 is equipped with two laterally swingable and preferably cushioned arm supporting members or rest portions 9,,pivotally'connected at 10 to said body. In Figure 2 the members 9 are shown in idle positions, while in Figure 3 both members 9 are shown in working position. Figure 4, shows one member 9 in working position and the other in inwardly folded idle position.

Manifestly when the body 7 and the members 9'are positioned as shown in Figure 3 the members 9 aiford convenient rests for the inner or confronting arms of the occupants of the seat cushion, and this in such manner that each arm will be comfortably supported without contact with or crowding by the other arm. v

When it is not desired to use the dual arm rest characterized as described, the members 9 are swung laterally inward, after the manner of the member 9 at the right of Figure t, after which the body 7 is swung to the position shown by full lines in Fig ures 1 and 2. To put the dual arm rest into use the operation described is reversed-i; e.; after the body 7 is swung to superposed position on the seat cushion 1 the members 9 are unfolded or are swung laterally outward on the body 7 to be supported by the side walls of said body 7. 89

In the modification shown in Figures 5, 6 and 7 ,seat cushions l are relatively arranged as shownin Figure 5, and the wedgeshaped body 7 a of the dual arm rest is interposed between and frictionally held by said cushions. The divergent portions'of said. body 7? are provided with preferably cushioned portions 8*, spaced apart and designed to serve as individual rests for the confronting arms of persons on the cushions 1". 90 Connected with and; carried by the said'divergent portions ofthe body 7 a is a reposiQ tory'or pocket'1 3, ofcanvas or other textile or other flexible or other appropriate ma terial, designed to contain a book after the manner shown in Figure 5 or, any other article or articles. Obviously the arm rest of Figures 5, 6 and 7"may be expeditiously andeasily placed between the seat'cushions 1 and'as readily removed therefrom; also,

portions of the bod 7 are rovided with preferably cushioned rest portions 8 spaced apart and adapted for the use of the occupants of the cushions 1 l -Jithin the purview of my invention, the socket between the seat cushions may partake of the form of a socket member 1 1 Figures 11 and 12, with an aperture 15 of angular cross-section, said member being fixed to and below a floor 16, Figure 11, and having its aperture 15 in vertical coincidence with an aperture in said floor. The body 7 of the dual arm rest for use in conjunction with the socket member 1% includes a shank 17, Figure 10, having an enlargement 18 and a portion 19 below the enlargement of angular crosssection to rest in aperture 15. As shown in Figure 710 the shank 17 is merged into divergent portions with preferably cushioned, spaced rests 8. In the modified dual arm rest, Figures 13 and 14L, for use in conjunction with the socket member 1 1- in the manner described, the preferably cushioned rest portions 8 are hingedly connected at 20 to the shank 17 and are provided with short arms 21 to bring up against a cross head 22 on the shank 17 for the maintenance of the rests 8 in the position shown in Figure 13. This form of arm rest is advantageous because when not in use it may be reduced by folding to a device of small compass.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that each of the embodiments disclosed constitutes a practically advantageousv dual arm rest adaptedto be used to" advantage in automobiles and other relations.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

1. In combination, a seat, a recessed back, a supporting body maintained in position relative to the seat and back and disposed above the former, and spaced rest portions on'said body; the body being mounted to move into and out of the recess in the back and being of hollow form, and the spaced rest portions being inovably connected to the body and movable into said body for storage with the same, as a unit, in the back, and being movable out of the body for use. 1

2. In combination, a seat,a back, a supporting body maintained in position relative to the seat and back and disposed above the former, and spaced rest ortions on said body; the back being provided with a recess, and the body being hollow and hingedly connected to the back and adapted to be supported by the seat, and the rest portions being hinged to and swingable laterally into and out of the body and adapted when the body is not in use to be disposed within the body and arranged with the body as a unit in said recess of the back.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

JOHN T. SGULLY. 

